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Developing reading preferences in Year 3 through appreciation of characters
Pupil outcome: I can explore a range of characters in texts, describing why I like them. Key learning points: - Series texts can develop motivation to read. - A character might be part of a series of texts - A character trait is a...
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Understanding the setting and characters in 'The Borrowers'
Pupil outcome: I can understand the setting and characters in ‘The Borrowers’. Key learning points: - The opening introduces the Clock family as the main characters and describes the setting of their home. - The Clock family live under...
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Developing a character profile for 'Mulan'
Pupil outcome: I can understand and describe the character of Mulan. Key learning points: - The protagonist is a main character or central figure in a story or narrative. - Mulan is the protagonist who drives the actions and whose quest...
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Developing responses to 'The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane' through rich discussions
Pupil outcome: I can develop my own response to 'The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane’. Key learning points: - Character traits can be explored through the text’s illustrations or words used by the characters. - Different readers may...
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Developing responses to 'When Stars are Scattered' through rich discussions
Pupil outcome: I can develop my own response to 'When Stars are Scattered’. Key learning points: - When reflecting on a text, we can consider characterss thoughts, feelings and actions and relate them to our own. - Omar’s strong bond...
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Developing responses to 'Cloud Busting' through rich discussions
Pupil outcome: I can develop my own response to 'Cloud Busting’. Key learning points: - The character of Sam changes dramatically from the start of the text to the end. - Characters within the text depict a range of emotions. Character...
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Exploring the moral and characters in 'The Happy Prince'
Pupil outcome: I can discuss the moral and the characters' emotions in ‘The Happy Prince’. Key learning points: - Expressing the thoughts and emotions of a character helps the reader understand the character more. - Different character...
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Developing responses to 'El Deafo' through rich discussions
Pupil outcome: I can develop my own response to 'El Deafo'. Key learning points: - Cece has different relationships with characters within the text, including her family and friends. - Characters within the text depict a range of...
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Exploring Addie's character
Pupil outcome: I can explore Addie’s character traits in ‘A Kind of Spark’ and identify character lows and highs within the structure of the story. Key learning points: - Addie is the protagonist in 'A Kind of Spark'; she is autistic,...
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Developing responses to 'Wonder' through rich discussions
Pupil outcome: I can develop my own response to 'Wonder’. Key learning points: - By reading from a range of perspectives, readers can discover more about characters and their relationships. - Characters and their relationships change and...
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Developing responses to 'Varjak Paw' through rich discussions
Pupil outcome: I can develop my own response to 'Varjak Paw'. Key learning points: - Character traits can be explored through the text’s illustrations or words used by the characters. - Different readers may interpret a text in different...
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Developing responses to 'Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths' through rich discussions
Pupil outcome: I can develop my own response to 'Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths'. Key learning points: - Character traits can be explored through the text’s illustrations or words used by the characters. - Friendships and relationships...
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Developing responses to 'The Unforgotten Coat' through rich discussions
Pupil outcome: I can develop my own response to 'The Unforgotten Coat’. Key learning points: - Readers can form impressions of characters based on what they say, the actions they perform and their appearance. - During the story,...
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Analysing the main character in 'Sherlock Holmes'
Pupil outcome: I can orally present a paragraph about the main character of 'Sherlock Holmes'. Key learning points: - A text gives us clues about a character's features and feelings. - Some text clues about a character are explicit and...
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What Does It Mean To Be Sadistic?
In this video, I explore the definition of sadism and discuss some examples of sadistic behavior. I also talk about the origins of the word and how it's used today.
Sadism is the desire to intentionally harm someone and...
Sadism is the desire to intentionally harm someone and...
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Comprehension Story Elements: CHARACTERS & TRAITS
This video teaches what a character is and how to identify outside and inside character traits. It teaches how the author shows who the character is based on what the character DOES and SAYS. Knowing the characters helps us understand...
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Become a Better You in 2023 By Reviewing These Positive Character Traits (reading skill/vocabulary)
View a list of positive character traits. 5 of them are interactive task cards. Think of one way that you can improve as a person in 2023.
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Fairness
The video “Fairness” explains what it means to be fair and provides examples of fair and unfair actions.
Global Ethics Solutions
Me First! Building a Balanced Ethical Perspective: Ethics and Ego at Work
Ethical decisions involve deeply personal moral beliefs and attitudes that impact the kinds of choices we make at work. This course helps participants understand how conscience, feelings, guilt, moral perspectives, and ethical balance...
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Solving for Unknown Amounts Using the Commutative Property of Multiplication
In this lesson, students will learn how to solve for unknown amounts using the commutative property of multiplication. They will understand that the order of the factors can be switched without changing the product.